Global Health, Ecology, and Evolutionary Anthropology in Madagascar
In the SAVA region of Madagascar, we investigate a wide range of questions that connect global health, ecology, and evolutionary anthropology. This highly interdisciplinary research aims to advance understanding of the complex intersections among health, market integration, climate change, social networks, and demographic and land use change. This research is funded by the NSF, NIH, and other sources. More details can be found here.
Global Mammal Parasite Database
The Nunn Lab is the organizer of the Global Mammal Parasite Database (GMPD), a compilation of parasites and pathogens from wild primate, carnivore, and ungulate hosts. This database provides valuable data for investigators to investigate the predictors of disease risk in wild primates. The lab is launching a new GMPD that will create a collaboratory of primatologists to collect new biological samples from wild primates, analyze these samples consistently, and investigate predictors of parasitism at multiple levels – from individuals, to groups, and to species.
Evolutionary Medicine
The lab is also actively involved in evolutionary medicine research and community building, including through the Triangle Center for Evolutionary Medicine (TriCEM). In addition to conducting research that engages directly with evolutionary medicine, Nunn is writing a new textbook on “Evolutionary Medicine and Global Health” (to be published by Princeton University Press), and he is the incoming president of the International Society for Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health.
